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hooded seal

/ˈhʊdɪd siːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
hood-ed seal
IPA
/ˈhʊdɪd siːl/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arctic seal, Cystophora cristata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose.

Inflected Forms

hooded seals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

common seal harbor seal harbour seal Baikal seal bearded seal grey seal harp seal ribbon seal

Synonyms

clapmatch bladdernose cystophora cristata

Questions

How do you pronounce hooded seal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʊdɪd siːl/.
What does hooded seal mean?
An arctic seal, Cystophora cristata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose.

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